Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu

Maximum lifespan

16.6 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,711 bp

RefSeq NC_002784.1

GC content

42.91%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,245 bp

D-loop 1,093 bp

Where Emu sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Emu has the 1,128th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,711 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.355
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.091

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 16.6 years
Adult weight: 38.9 kg
Female sexual maturity: 727 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00405)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, large sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,711 bp

Protein-coding11,372 bp

12S rRNA964 bp

16S rRNA1,596 bp

All tRNA1,545 bp

D-loop1,093 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dromaius novaehollandiae genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	28.4%	27.6%	12.9%	31.2%	44.03%	−0.416	+0.015
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	32.0%	27.1%	9.8%	31.1%	40.92%	−0.521	+0.083
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.6%	27.5%	16.3%	28.6%	44.87%	−0.273	+0.001
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	685 bp	30.8%	27.0%	14.5%	27.7%	42.19%	−0.315	+0.066
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	34.5%	20.2%	5.4%	39.9%	45.24%	−0.763	+0.261
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	28.9%	27.2%	9.6%	34.2%	43.86%	−0.560	+0.031
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.9%	27.4%	15.9%	28.7%	44.64%	−0.286	+0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.1%	26.8%	11.1%	33.0%	44.16%	−0.497	+0.041
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	30.6%	12.1%	29.3%	41.41%	−0.415	−0.046
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,377 bp	31.6%	25.6%	11.1%	31.7%	42.77%	−0.480	+0.104
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.8%	25.6%	11.3%	31.4%	42.63%	−0.471	+0.108
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	43.1%	12.8%	9.6%	34.5%	44.06%	−0.565	+0.541
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.8%	27.2%	12.5%	32.5%	45.00%	−0.446	+0.011
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	964 bp	33.7%	21.4%	18.8%	26.1%	44.92%	−0.164	+0.224
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,596 bp	35.3%	23.1%	18.4%	23.2%	41.67%	−0.116	+0.209
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,093 bp	27.4%	32.0%	15.1%	25.5%	40.62%	−0.257	−0.079

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU73

UUC148

Leu L17.7%

UUA101

UUG19

CUU82

CUC152

CUA293

CUG26

Ile I7.7%

AUU93

AUC201

Met M4.5%

AUA141

AUG29

Val V4.6%

GUU41

GUC35

GUA77

GUG20

Ser S7.5%

UCU55

UCC74

UCA104

UCG5

AGU15

AGC32

Pro P6.0%

CCU43

CCC74

CCA105

CCG5

Thr T8.9%

ACU72

ACC109

ACA147

ACG8

Ala A7.6%

GCU85

GCC105

GCA93

GCG4

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU43

UAC67

His H2.8%

CAU47

CAC60

Gln Q2.6%

CAA92

CAG5

Asn N3.5%

AAU38

AAC94

Lys K2.2%

AAA78

AAG6

Asp D1.6%

GAU21

GAC41

Glu E2.4%

GAA72

GAG21

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA95

UGG11

Arg R1.8%

CGU8

CGC9

CGA49

CGG4

Gly G6.0%

GGU40

GGC57

GGA91

GGG41

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG2

AGA1

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002784.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (42.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Dromaius novaehollandiae (NC_002784.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,034	964 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,035	1,107	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,108	2,703	1,596 bp	+	41.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,704	2,777	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,786	3,757	972 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,759	3,828	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,835	3,905	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,905	3,975	71 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,976	5,016	1,041 bp	+	40.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,015	5,089	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,091	5,159	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,163	5,235	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,239	5,305	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,305	5,375	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,377	6,927	1,551 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,919	6,992	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,995	7,063	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,065	7,749	685 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,753	7,822	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,824	7,991	168 bp	+	45.2%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,982	8,665	684 bp	+	43.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,665	9,448	784 bp	+	44.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,449	9,517	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,518	9,869	352 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,871	9,938	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,939	10,235	297 bp	+	41.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,229	11,605	1,377 bp	+	42.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,607	11,676	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,678	11,741	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,742	11,812	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,813	13,630	1,818 bp	+	42.6%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,640	14,779	1,140 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,784	14,853	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,936	15,005	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	15,026	15,547	522 bp	−	44.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,551	15,618	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,619	16,711	1,093 bp	–	40.6%